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Second Chances at Fatherhood
By Traingham
Shinji looked on at his link connection as the sixteenth angel rammed itself right in to Evangelion Unit-00. The Eva itself began to twitch as the snake like being forced itself in to it's body. "AYANAMI!" He yelled, as he dragged Unit-02's prone form away from the battlefield.
"If this keeps up…she won't survive." Kawaru said from Unit-02.
"Shut up!" Shinji yelled at the seventeenth angel.
"Shinji! You've already gotten Unit two to a safe distance! Now take some of that heat off of Rei!" Misato ordered frantically. Shinji wasted no time in dropping the red Eva on the floor, and sprinting forward towards the blue Eva.
"Where am I?" Rei questioned, finding herself perplexed by the fact that she was out of the entry plug. She narrowed her eyes imperceptibly at the sight of an imposter standing in a pool of LCL in front of her. "Who are you?"
The imposter offered her a twisted smile before answering, "I am Armiseal."
"The angel?"
"Yes. Do you want to become one with me? To share my feelings, and experiences?"
"I am myself, and you are you. This will never change." Rei answered, but a sudden sensation made her very alert of the angels influence on her. It felt pleasurable yet at the same time it felt violating!
"It's too late anyway." Armisael said as she lifted her head to see Rei. "Let me share my feelings with you. Allow me to show what it is you feel."
Rei was startled when felt something wet trail down her cheek. She wiped it before her eyes widened in shock. "Is this a tear?" She wiped another before it dripped from her chin. "Am I crying? Why am I crying?"
"Because you are feeling pain. Allow me to change that for you Rei, all you must do is relax and allow me to become on with you."
"No."
"Oh…I can bring Shinji along too if that is what you wish." Armisael offered with a smirk.
"Leave Ikari-kun out of this." Rei demanded in a whisper.
"Why deny your desire Rei-chan? Is it not your wish to become on with Shinji Ikari?"
"You are going to hurt him!" Rei yelled before gasping. Was that her? What was this angel doing to her?
"REI!"
Rei opened blinked, and found herself back inside the entry plug of Unit-00. She silently cursed the angel when she saw vein like protrusions making their way up her body. Soon her chest would be infected as well as what was left of her mind. She snapped out of her stupor when she realized it was Shinji who was calling out to her earlier.
"Rei just hold on for me!" Shinji yelled as he neared her and the sixteenth angel. Before he got close enough the other side of the angel suddenly came to life, and lashed at him. A quick dodge to the side barely avoided encroachment, but the angel was quick!
"Watch out for that angel Shinji!" Misato screamed as the angel went in for another strike. It zeroed in for his chest forcing, Shinji to make the unwise decision of catching the angel thus he fell in to its trap. Rei was fighting hard not to slip away while all of this was happening, but she found herself slowly closing her eyes. The angel was sucking the energy right out of her.
"Rei are you okay?" Shinji asked in panic when he heard her say nothing at all. "Just save your energy then! I'm going to find a way out of this!"
"I'm touched by how determined he is to save you." Armisael said to Rei as she opened her eyes only to find herself out of the entry plug again.
"Leave him alone."
"He is the one who decided to catch me. Besides, isn't this what you want?"
"N-no." Rei answered weakly.
"I'm sensing that you are lying. Allow me to get the truth out of you."
JEALOUSYRei almost screamed when Armisael began her assault on her mind. A tender moment between Shinji, and Asuka flashed through her mind. She grit her teeth as she fought away the image all the while yelling, "I will not be broken!"
"You aren't an easy one are you? I like that!"
HATRED"You're just a damn doll!" Asuka yelled at her.
"This isn't real." Rei told herself.
SATISFACTIONRei saw Asuka wheeled away from her Eva in the docks after her mind rape by Arael.
"I…won't be…broken."
"I see that I will have to continue."
COMFORTShe saw Shinji holding her in his arms in the Eva docks during Sachiel's attack on Tokyo-3….
"I can make this last an eternity if you want Rei-chan. Just give me the word!""….NO!"
EMBARASSMENT"I think you'd make a great mother one day Ayanami."
WARMTHRei saw herself in the entry plug with Shinji after their confrontation with Ramiel, and tears began to trail down her face.
"….Shi…nji." she said to herself before narrowing her eyes. She reached deep inside of herself, and used what will power she had left to break out of Armisael's spell. She found herself back in the entry plug staring at Unit-01 as it struggled to pull the sixteenth angel away from her. The veins were beginning to trail up her neck now, and she decided it was time to make her decision before Armisael had complete control over her.
Will my soul become one with Ikari-kun? Rei thought to herself.
"Rei…speak to me!" Shinji demanded desperately. Rei could sense in his voice that he was getting weak, and opened the small compartment next to the piloting seat…
Shinji was beginning to get irritated with the angels constant squirming and decided to bring out his progressive knife. The Eva's shoulder compartment opened, and the knife fell forward, ready to be drawn. He grabbed it and thrusted it in to the glowing angels body before hearing Rei let out a pained yelp.
"Shinji don't do that! Rei, and the angel are bonded to each other on a physical level! Whatever you do to the angel she going to—"
Shinji understood what she was going to say before she could finish, and began to panic, "OH MY GOD, I'm SO SORRY REI! SPEAK TO ME! ARE YOU OKAY!" He was immensely relieved when Rei sent him a "Sound Only" feed.
"Shinji…"
"I'm so sorry Rei!" Shinji could feel his eyes beginning to burn. "This is too complicating! How am I going to get her out of this?" He punched the armrest. "Rei, I'm going to get you out of this I promise! I lost Asuka…I'm not gonna lose you!"
"I'm sorry." Rei apologized, making Shinji begin to panic again.
"What do you mean?" Shinji asked with a nervous laugh. He tensed up when he received a video fee from within the commanding deck. Misato stood shivering as she looked at him. "Rei just activated the Eva's self detonation."
"WHAT?" Shinji couldn't control his tears anymore. "Rei, what the hell are you doing?"
No answer…
"Abort the detonation Rei! WE can make it through this together, I promise!"
No Answer…
"Come on…please! REI ANSWER ME!"
Silence…
Shinji decided to just give himself to her instead….
Rei had looked down at her lap as she silently awaited her death. Armisael was still trying to get her to give in to her control, but a sudden flash on her viewing screen made her look up. Shinji even though he couldn't see her because she blocked his access to her video feed was looking at her in a way that gave her chills. It seemed as though he was actually looking in to her eyes. "Rei…don't do this please. Just trust in me…trust in me so I can get you out of this. I promise that when this is over me, and you can go back to your apartment to have some tea together again." He smiled weakly, trying to hide the vein protrusions that were trailing up his arms.
"…I would like that." Rei whispered to herself. A genuinely sad smile crossed her lips as she sat back in her piloting seat, and closed her eyes. An image of commander Ikari when he saved her from death in the entry plug went through her mind, and more tears trailed down from her closed eyes.
Commander….you have no idea how much Shinji is like you. Please take care of him…he's the last good part that you have left in your life. She let out a long sigh before her sad smile began to twitch upwards a little more.
Count Down Sequence beginning now….Ten….
"….Yeah."
….ONWARDS!
Kawaru, and Rei III ran as fast as their legs could possibly take them through the dark smoke that covered the streets of Tokyo-3. They had not idea why the angel would have wanted to give himself away, but for Shinji's sake they hoped he wasn't nearby where the destruction took place. People where wandering blindly through the smoke so some of them tried to grab on to both of the angels as they ran by making this an even harder job to do than it already was.
"Release your At-field Rei!" Kawaru said, squinting to focus where he was running. His sister nodded before her eyes gleamed. As he desired the smoke was blown away from the force of the field, and the streets were much more visible. "There they are!" he pointed out gesturing to the group of friends who were running.
"What happened?" Hikari asked in confusion all the while coughing.
"God knows what happened! There must have been some sort of explosion somewhere in the city!" Asuka replied. Touji, Shinji, and Kensuke ran behind them pushing away whatever person tried to use them for support. Four fire trucks turned on the corner and drove by cautiously to watch out for the people who were walking blindly on the road followed by some policemen on motorcycles.
"This has to be serious!" Touji said staring back at the force driving pass them. He told everyone to stop when he got sight of Kawaru, and Rei coming up from behind. "Maybe they can tell us what happened."
"I'm glad you're all okay." Kawaru said, the smile absent on his face.
"What happened to Kurai?" Shinji asked immediately.
"She ran back to the apartment to check on our little sister." Rei III answered. "Right now we must get to the closest source of shelter."
"Me, and Shinji's apartment complex is nearby. We can go there." Asuka said pointing over to the building in the distance.
"Very well." Kawaru said, but Shinji got in his way. "What's wrong Shinji?"
"We can't leave Kurai, and Rei-chan alone."
"Shinji…they'll be alright." Kawaru reassured him, placing his hands on both of his friend's shoulders.
I sure hope so. the angel thought to himself…
"What's all this traffic for?" Yui asked in boredom as she light go of the brakes to move forward a little before stopping again. Gendo stuck his head out of the window to get a good look, and got sight of the smoke rising from the city.
"It doesn't look too good, Yui." Gendo said grimly. "There must have been some sort of big accident down at the city. We'll probably be stuck here for a while."
"Just great!" Yui yelled before worry smacked her with a vengeance. "Oh no…Call Shinji, and see if he's alright. My cellphone is dead."
"I'm quite sure he wasn't hur—"
"JUST DO IT IKARI!" Yui yelled giving him a look that made him think about Unit-01 for reasons he didn't fully understand. Inwardly she scared the shit out of him, but he didn't show it on the outside. He took his cell phone out of the pocket with a slightly trembling hand, and pressed Shinji's speed dial number.
"Hello?" came Shinji's voice on the other line.
"Shinji are you alright?" Gendo asked. He felt somewhat weird asking his son this question due to the fact that he would always leave the Major to do that after every Angel battle.
"I'm alright." Shinji replied. Asuka and the others could be heard in the background saying differently, but Gendo ignored them. "He's fine." Gendo said to Yui allowing her to relax.
"That's good to hear. Ask him where he's at."
Gendo nodded and did as she wished. "Where are you Shinji?"
"I'm -" the line went dead making a sweat drop appear on his head. God knows what was going to happen when he told Yui that the line went dead. Oh well…better that he gets it out of the way now. "Um…Yui-chan?"
"What's up Gen?"
The second commander sighed before gathering his courage. "The line went dead before Shinji could finish telling me where he…" Gendo stopped when his wife just sat there like a statue. "…Yui?"
No answer…
"Honey?"
Silence….
"I'm really going to regret it when she comes back to reality."
Shinji just looked at his cell phone as it shut off. "You have to be kidding me. I had at least half a battery left in power." He turned to Touji, and his friend pulled out his cell phone, but it was dead as well.
"Mine is dead too." Asuka said waving her phone.
"Same here…. that's just disturbing." Said Hikari in worry. Kawaru's hair began to stand up making him even more worried that n Hikari.
This is the cause of their At-fields thought Kawaru. "Come on everyone. Lets go before some thieves find out that this smoke can work to their benefit."
Rei, and Bardiel's eyes never left each other as they waited for the other to make the first move. The flames created by the ignited gas from the cars were growing stronger as the time passed, and it started to look more like a ring of fire around the two angels. The buildings surrounding them were also starting to be consumed by the fire, and the screams from the citizens were making Rei narrow her eyes in anticipation.
"If you don't attack soon then I fear that the environment will get the best of the both of you." Armisael told Rei.
The first move is the most crucial decision of the fight Armisael. Patience will be what determines the winner in this stare down. Rei's silent prayers were answered when Bardiel made the unwise decision of turning to the source of firetruck sirens that drowned out most of the citizen's heart thumping chorus. Rei kicked forward on her right foot sending her flying towards the thirteenth angel. A swift kick to the kneecap sent Bardiel in to a world of pain as it made a sickening cracking noise before his leg bent at an abnormal angel. Rei whipped around after sliding past the vengeful preparing to connect a roundhouse kick with his head, but she was stopped by his AT-field.
"RAAGH!" Bardiel roared painfully as he sent the pale blue angel flying through the windows of a nearby restaurant. After seeing that Rei was temporarily stunned back by his counter attack he crawled to the nearest light pole before leaning against it, and tending to his broken leg. He took a deep breath before screaming as he cracked it back in its normal place, and rested as his At-field did the rest for him. He didn't buy himself enough time however seeing as how Rei came jumping out of the building before skimming in his direction with her arm reared back in a ready punch. He rolled to the side allowing Rei to demonstrate what she was going to do to him on the light pole before getting back to his feet, and attacking her. He swung at her with his left only to have it blocked before receiving a jab to the face. Rei ducked under another swing, and jumped over a leg sweep before connecting a spinning kick with Bardiel's face as he stood back up. He lost his balance; almost falling on the concrete floor from the disorienting kick to the face. Rei was about to strike him with a palm to the chest, but he dodged to the left before upper cutting her chin, stunning her for a few seconds as she staggered backwards.
"On the floor!" Bardiel commanded, connecting a roundhouse kick with her ribs. Rei lost her balance, and fell to the floor, but just as Bardiel went in for a drop kick to the gut she unexpectedly jolted him back with her At-field before throwing her hips to the left, effectively sending her spinning like a top. The angel didn't have enough time to react as the flurry of kicks connected with his lower body. Rei came to a stop, and she pushed off from the floor with her hands sending her in to the air. Bardiel regained his posture from holding his stomach in a doubled up position, but crashed gracelessly to the ground when Rei came down upon him from up top with two swift stomps to the face. Rei however didn't expect him to reach up and grab on to her ankle before slamming her in to the concrete.
"Uhh…" Rei groaned, clutching the arm that she landed on. Her eyes widened as she sensed Bardiel just in time to see him grab on to both of her legs. He quickly got back to his feet before tossing her up in to the air. Just as she came falling back down he dropped backwards and pushed off roughly from the floor before he made contact with it. As a result he was sent flying up towards her as she came down with intents of unleashing a flurry of swift kicks to her. Rei narrowed her eyes before throwing her hips with the rest of her body in order to sending her spinning once more as she came down towards him. All that could be seen between them was a blur as they parried each other's kicks in an attempt to over power each other. Bardiel became very much aware that Rei was forcing him back down to the ground, and unleashed his At-field upon her, but she anticipated this and did the exact same thing.
"Hya!" Rei yelled as she palmed him in the gut. Bardiel reflexively doubled up, leaving his hair open for Rei to grab ahold of. She did just that before whipping around along with him and sending him plummeting to the ground. Bardiel landed on his feet causing a small crater to form under him from the impact. His eyes flashed a bright white light, and Rei spontaneously combusted giving her the appearance of a living fireball, but she unleashed her At-field, and dispersed the flames instantly. She landed on the floor, and dodged a punch from Bardiel before locking her arms around it, and pulling her elbow back before striking him in the gut again. She took him down with a leg sweep, and whipped around with a kick before he made contact with the floor. He twirled from the momentum of the kick, but Rei refused to let him go!
"Not yet!" the blue angel declared before kneeing him, and elbowing him down to the floor. To her surprise he immediately counter attacked with a jolt from his At-field then as she was in the air he grabbed her around the stomach, and suplexed her. He then threw his legs forward to get back on his feet while she was still in his arms, and sent her flying in to a far away wall.
"No mercy, eh?" Bardiel mocked as he walked to her unconscious form, but the appearance of some police cars stalled him. "Vile humans!" Bardiel roared as he gestured to the vehicles. The cars were lifted in to the air, and slammed them all in to each other.
"You….are vile." Rei muttered as she slowly opened on of her eyes, taking in the sight of the large mass of blood, and scrap metal that the vengeful angel created.
"Still alive?" Bardiel asked with a sinister smirk before sending the chunk of metal in her direction. He let out a grunt of satisfaction when it collided with the former pilot. "I won't underestimate you like before." Said Bardiel as he walked to the rubble.
"Wake up sister or you'll be killed!""I…can't. I feel so drained.
"You have been through much worse!""I've been through worse mentally…but my body…won't last under this onslaught."
"If you give up now you will not see Shinji again."
"….Armisael.
"Yes?""…I don't have anything left in me….but you do."
"What are you getting at?""I will become one with you."
"But…then…""…Please Armisael."
"I understand."
"Time to die, puppet!" Bardiel yelled as he threw aside the mass of metal that was on top of Rei. He locked his hand around her neck tightly and lifted her off of the ground before grinning wickedly. "I'm sure you already know how it feels to be corrupted, right? After all you had to sacrifice an arm last time in order to save yourself from death. The pain must have been un-bear-able." Bardiel said his last word venomously. "Who can save you now?"
Rei's eyes snapped open catching the angel off guard. It wasn't that fact that she opened them so suddenly that unsettled Bardiel, but the color they were. Her silver orbs pierced the windows to his soul in such a way that chills ran through his spine.
"I don't need saving brother." Said Rei as her eyes began to blaze.
"Armisael? Impossible!" Bardiel yelled trying to throw her to the ground, but his body wouldn't respond. The blue angel grabbed the sides of his head, and the thirteenth angel screamed in agony as she assaulted his mind. His hands loosened their grip around her neck, and she landed on her feet before she struck him with a palm to the forehead. Bardiel fell to the ground, and his eyes bean to burn brightly before his vein like protrusions began to form around his entire body.
"YOU CORRUPTED ME!"
Rei/Armisael turned her back on him before saying, "No brother, you corrupted yourself." She turned around again to look at him when he screams died out, and nodded in satisfaction when he was dead before whispering weakly, "You…are…safe now…Shi…" She fell on the ground before she could finish her sentence, and she remained still as she looked at the sky above through the dark clouds of smoke. The last thing she saw before her eyes closed was Shinji's smiling face from the night of the fifth angel.
"Shinji!" Touji called to him, making the young Ikari snap out of his trance. "What the hell is wrong with you man?" Shinji only stared back at him before saying, "Something terrible just happened. I can feel it!"
"What the heck are you talking about Shinji?" Kensuke asked, but Shinji only stood up before walking to the window of Asuka's living room. He stared out at the streets that were filled with smoke and one word left his mouth. "Rei."
"Did something happen to you?" Kyoko asked him, as she put a hand on his shoulder. He only shivered more before pressing himself against her.
"I-I don't know." Shinji said. "Something just feels ominous…I'm going to go check on Kurai, and Rei-chan." Said the young Ikari, but Kawaru stood up from his seat and gestured for him to stop.
"Don't do it Shinji." Kawaru said quickly. "We can't have you getting lost out there on us now. Me, and Rei will go to the apartment by ourselves. We know the way over there much better than you do."
"But—"
"Don't worry Shin-chan. Keep this up, and you'll start growing white hairs in no time at all." Kyoko said with an assuring smile. She took him in to a warm hug and met Kawaru's gaze. "Be careful out there. We don't need to burden Shinji with any more worries than he already has."
"Not to worry Ms. Soryhu." Said Kawaru before walking to the apartment door. "Come on Rei." Rei III nodded before waving at Shinji, and following him.
"Don't go again." Shinji whispered silently.
"What did you say Shin-chan?" Kyoko asked him.
"Nothing."
Lillith sat on top of one of the petrified Mass production Eva's as Sachiel informed her on the happenings before she arrived.
"….So Gaghiel is dead because of that revolting creature from Nerv?" Lillith asked, narrowing her eyes in disgust.
"Yes, and Ramiel, and Israphel are searching for Bardiel who left unexpectedly." Went on Sachiel. He frowned before saying, "That defiant fool went out for revenge."
"I expected as much from him. What about Arael? I didn't see her here either."
"I last saw her when she plotted to do away with Gendo Ikari, and his wife in the Nerv branch of Germany. After that she just disappeared."
"You know where she has gone."
"…She mentioned meeting with Shinji."
"Predictable….her mind intrusion of Kyoko's young one has her confused, and lost. That, and her own intrigue with the legendary pilot has her infatuated."
"Then what are we to do if she won't obey you?"
"Continue with the plan." Lillith spread out her wings before jumping down from the MP Eva. "Arael is still usable as a last trump card."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that we can use her infatuation to our advantage."
"But even so…the souls of those Evangelions are protecting them."
"Kyoko may be a force to reckon with, but we will find a way." Lillith smirked deviously. "Yui however is another story entirely. She was the mastermind behind my downfall from the very beginning, and for that…I will kill her personally."
"That does not guarantee Shinji's cooperation."
"We merely must give him a push in my direction."
"A Push?"
"Kill what he has left to live for in his perfect world, and he will try to create another one, and in order to be successful he requires my assistance. Only this time he will be under my influence instead of Yui's."
"So we'll leave Arael be?"
"Let her enjoy her time with Shinji while she can. He will be with me again soon."
Arael looked at the destruction of the majority of the city from the hills near Tokyo-3. The cherry blossoms showered upon her like blessings from the heavens for her work on Earth.
"You can always depend on that artificial angel to find some way to make it through. Rei Ayanami, my killer, and life long nemesis. Let us see how well this world will continue to stand now that you won't rise."
End Season OneTHANATOS
Now its time, I fear to tell
I've been holding it back so long
But something strange deep inside of me is happening I feel unlike
I've ever felt And its making me scared
That I may not be what
I think I am
What of us, what do I say
Are we both from a different world
Cause every breath that I take,
I breathe it for you I couldn't face my life without you
And I'm so afraid.
There's nothing to comfort us
What am I, if I can't be yours
I don't sleep, don't feel a thing
And my senses have all but gone
Can't even cry from the pain, can't shed a tear now I realise
We're not the same and it's making me sad
Cause we can't fufill our dreams (in the life)
So I must, let us break free
I can never be what you need
If there was a way, through the hurt then
I would fint it I'd take the blows.
Yes I would fight it but this is the one.
Impossible dream to love
What am I, if I can't be yours…
